Under the homestead act, land would be given to settlers by the ________. A. GOVERNMENT B. LAND ACT C. NATIVE AMERICANS

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Ornj · Answer 1 · 2020-06-08T22:01:29+0000

Signed into law in May 1862, the Homestead Act opened up settlement in the western United States, allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. ... The Homestead Act (May 20, 1862) set in motion a program of public land grants to small farmers.

Under the homestead act, land would be given to settlers by the ________. A. GOVERNMENT B. LAND ACT C. NATIVE AMERICANS

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